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Scott Ritter is a former US Marine Corps intelligence officer and author of 'SCORPION KING: America's Suicidal Embrace of Nuclear Weapons from FDR to Trump.' He served in the Soviet Union as an inspector implementing the INF Treaty, served in General Schwarzkopf's staff during the Gulf War, and from 1991 to 1998 served as a chief weapons inspector with the UN in Iraq. Mr Ritter currently writes on issues pertaining to international security, military affairs, Russia, and the Middle East, as well as arms control and nonproliferation.
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Scott Ritter: US ‘Builds Trap for Itself’ in Red Sea

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On December 18, following a tour of the Middle East with stops in Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar and Israel, US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin announced...

Scott Ritter: Why the Pentagon is a multitrillion-dollar fraud

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The US Department of Defense has failed its sixth annual audit in a row, but taxpayer money will keep going down that drain. Recently, the...

Scott Ritter: Israel headed for strategic defeat in Gaza

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“The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a different result.” This quote is often attributed to Albert...

The US and Hezbollah want the same thing from Israel-Hamas war

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The “dueling” speeches of Hassan Nasrallah and Antony Blinken show both understand the Middle East escalation ladder. The leader of Hezbollah, Hassan Nasrallah, delivered a...

Both Hamas and Israel could have reasons to hide the truth about the Al-Ahli hospital blast

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A former UN weapons expert attempts to use evidence to dispel the fog of war and provide insight into the deadly attack. The fog of...

Scott Ritter: Are Hamas fighters using American weapons meant for Ukraine?

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When it comes to arms supplies, the US is its friends’ worst enemy. Throughout recent history, the perceived weapon of choice for a terrorist (or...

A comprehensive Ukrainian defeat is the only possible outcome of its conflict with Russia

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Kiev was offered a peace deal long ago, but chose war instead, egged on by its Western backers. Now its fate is sealed. September 2...

Scott Ritter: For NATO and Ukraine, Reality Bites

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There’s an iconic scene in the 1990's cult classic movie, Reality Bites, where Leilaina, played by Winona Ryder, delivers the valedictory address. "What are we...

Scott Ritter: My YouTube ban dehumanizes Russians and insults Westerners

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The platform has taken it upon itself to decide who has the right to have their voices heard, based on Russophobia alone. There’s a scene...

The US is caught in a dilemma with Niger

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Washington can’t sever relations with the post-coup government lest it lose the basis for its military presence in the African country. Last week, Acting Deputy...
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